Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare the Analgesic Efficacy and Safety of Paracervical Block and Conscious Sedation in the Surgical Evaluation of the Uterus Following First Trimester Incomplete Miscarriages

Single Centre Open Label Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) to Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare the Analgesic Efficacy and Safety of Paracervical Block and Conscious Sedation in the Surgical Evaluation of the Uterus Following First Trimester Incomplete Miscarriages

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202108841661192

Enrollment

162

Registered

2021-08-23

Start date

2020-01-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-27

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Conditions

Anaesthesia

Interventions

Paracervical Block

Conscious Sedation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Incomplete miscarriage =13 weeks of gestation. Stable patients

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with known history of allergy to the drugs. Patients with infection at the site of the block. Psychiatric or neurological diseases. Presence of active pelvic inflammatory disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome measure was assessment of the efficacy of analgesia when paracervical block was compared with conscious sedation, also for the requirement of supplementary analgesia/anesthesia intraoperatively.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The Secondary outcome measures were the incidence of complications, postoperative activity, the feasibility of the procedure to be done for daycare and participant’s satisfaction. It also included side effects of different agents in the surgical evacuation of incomplete miscarriage and maternal satisfaction.	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactChidebe Anikwe

Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

drchideanikwechristian@gmail.com+2348064165965

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 13, 2026